Dilute(?) Bar-Shouldered Dove

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arthur
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It appears that the Good Lord has been trying His hand at mutation breeding . again . . (doesn't He know that it is unnatural??) . . with an extremely light coloured B-S Dove appearing in our yard and feeding at the Guinea Fowl seed dish with normal coloured mates and Cresteds

Haven't seen it for a couple of days now, and hope that it hasn't fallen prey to the Goshawk that appears annually with the onset of the cooler weather

Obviously I will try for a photo . . and if it does keep returning I may have to offer up a little prayer to that same Good Lord beginning with: "Lead me not into temptation . . :innocent:
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arthur wrote: Obviously I will try for a photo . . and if it does keep returning I may have to offer up a little prayer to that same Good Lord beginning with: "Lead me not into temptation . . :innocent:
Love it! :lol:
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If one has avairies, and native birds of a type on both the inside and outside, temptation can be a problem. :twisted: Fortunately this does not happen here. :eh:
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Of course not . . though I am sure, that like me you would rise above it if it did ever occur . . :innocent: :innocent:

BUT . . on the other hand
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Yes mutations appear in nature...usually for the betterment of the species...but as you suggested if it falls to prey it wont establish.... thats how I was taught at school..
correct me if I'm wrong.. :think:
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vettepilot_6 wrote:...but as you suggested if it falls to prey it wont establish....
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I suggest that its establishment, or otherwise, depends very much on to whom it falls prey . . :eh:
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arthur wrote:I suggest that its establishment, or otherwise, depends very much on to whom it falls prey . . :eh:
:thumbup: :D so does that make it an unnatural establishment.. :think: :D
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I had the pleasure the other day watching about 20 feral pigeons feeding on the local oval, all were grey/blue bar one, it was a fawn brown colour... Well the peregrine knew which one it was aiming for. As the flock flushed at the presence on the peregrine, they got to about 2 m off the ground before the brown one became lunch. An awesome sight, but I'm sure that pigeon wishes it were grey.

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vettepilot_6 wrote:
arthur wrote:I suggest that its establishment, or otherwise, depends very much on to whom it falls prey . . :eh:
:thumbup: :D so does that make it an unnatural establishment.. :think: :D

It may well do . .

And I am happy to go on record as an antidisestablishmentarian, in matters such as this :silent:
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the brown one became lunch.
Which just goes to show that standing out from the crowd will get you noticed. In bad ways as well as good.
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